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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Welcome!
We ♥ helping you understand the Navy!

Members: 1614
Latest Activity: Apr 19, 2024

Welcome to the
MEPS & DEP group...
We love helping deppers, recruits, sailors, and especially their families!!!

Don't understand the Navy?
Haven't a clue what is about to happen?
Do you just want to share your joys or sorrows?

Then this is the group for you!!!

We enjoy helping family member with all information or just to pass the time chatting.

Glad you're with us!

It is very important that your future Sailor be physically fit prior to shipping to the RTC (these are new standards beginning 1/1/2018) and that he be able to pass an initial run test. See Navy Sets New Physical Fitness Standard to Start Boot Camp. "The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes seven seconds for female recruits."

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Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on January 8, 2017 at 9:40pm: Hello all. My son leaves tomorrow- Jan. 9. I have another son in the Navy but I find myself going through the roller coaster ride all over again.

Comment by SpencersMom on December 17, 2016 at 10:34am: Just want to introduce myself as I don't know where else to start! My name is Kimberly and my son swore in this week. He is off to boot on September 18 and I'm honestly feeling a bit lost as to how to feel...proud and scared and confused...as well as what to do!

Comment by lemonelephant on December 9, 2016 at 11:41pm: If your future Sailor has yet to ship, then be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for....

If you have not yet joined Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones), now is a good time to do so (especially if you have a recruit at the RTC) and to begin checking out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) starting with OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (some of you have changes that you need to make--at least change 3; make change 4 if your profile pic includes your future Sailor or recruit) and then go on to Arrival and What Happens at the RTC.

Comment by Klondo on December 9, 2016 at 9:49am: My daughters leave date was just moved up from April 11, 2017 to January 9, 2017. Ahhhh! I'm a basket case of emotions. I'm so excited for her but I will miss the heck out of her also. It's been just her and I for so long! Anyway I have read a lot and would like to think I'm pretty informed but any helpful hints/tips before she goes would be appreciated. Thanks,

Comment by Craig on December 6, 2016 at 10:39pm: Posting to keep this group active...
“Deleting inactive members - The ad agency that handles N4M is in the process of updating the site. If you have not been active since 12/1/15 you will be deleted to make room for new members. You will be able to re-join. If you don't want to be deleted you will need to post something in any one of your groups to activate your account. They have already started deleting members.”

Comment by Craig on May 19, 2016 at 11:40am: admin here -
Because of a software issue with NavyForMoms, they cannot accept new member in.
See here: http://navyformoms.com/forum/topics/attn-prospective-members

We know that you want to enjoy your recruits travels through MEPS and Boot Camp. Recently, because of the software issue the various boot camp forum groups have slowed to a trickle. This isn't the way its suppose to be.

You should surround yourself so you can discuss with other families that have recruits in boot camp.

With that said, we are here to support the recruits and their family. We want you to enjoy your time while your sailor is at boot camp. Until the software gets fix, may I suggest these groups for you to join:

Boot Camp -

PIR: 06/03/2016 TG 30 - 9 Divisions (203-210 and 930)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pir06032016

PIR: 06/10/2016 TG 31 - 11 Divisions (211-220 and 931)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pir06102016

PIR: 06/17/2016 TG 32 - 7 Divisions (221-226 and 932)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pir06172016

PIR: 06/24/2016 TG 33 - 7 Divisions (227-232 and 933)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pir06272016

PIR: 06/30/2016 TG 34 – 11 Divisions (233 and 242) and 934)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pir06272016

PIR: 07/08/2016 TG 34 – xx Divisions (243 and TBD) and 935)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pir07082016

PIR: 07/15/2016 TG 34 – xx Divisions (TBD and TBD) and 936)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pir07152016

Great Family Facebook groups:

RTC Great Lakes - Learning Navy Boot Camp and DEP
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Rtcgreatlakes/

Navy Support Group for Parents and Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/786122078090192/

Comment by RDRmom2016 on May 19, 2016 at 9:28am: melipepper, please resist the urge to send anything that is NOT on the list for the wallet!! When my nephew joined 3 years ago, my sister sent him with enough shampoo, deodorant, etc to last 8 weeks, all of which was tossed! Obviously she was not on this forum!

I sent the thin black wallet with a business size card listing all the addresses & phone numbers my son would need. Be sure to include your cell/home numbers since many times we don't know key numbers that are stored in our cell phones, which he won't have.

He also brought a New Testament as Bibles are allowed. I sent 3 of my return address labels for him to use to address letters to me - this saves him time and effort on letter writing days. I didn't send all he would need as it would crowd the wallet. Now every 2nd letter I send 3 more labels.

Comment by lemonelephant on May 18, 2016 at 10:01pm: melipepper, the info you need is in Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for.... (That link is also on your My Page.)

Comment by RMac on May 18, 2016 at 1:35pm: Patriciab~ My son is leaving May 23rd as well. The last few weeks he's been in DEP I have been strong, and focused, now I'm starting to tear up as it so quickly approaching.